# Frits van den Berghe artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:23:29.199Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Belgian
- Movements: Expressionism, Surrealism
- Common media: Painting, Illustration

## Portrait

![Frits van den Berghe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Frits_van_den_Berghe%2C_1915.jpg)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frits_van_den_Berghe,_1915.jpg

## About Frits van den Berghe

Frits van den Berghe (1883–1939) was a Belgian painter and illustrator whose work is commonly placed in Expressionist and Surrealist contexts. Dutch-language reference material also identifies him as Flemish, while a German profile introduces Impressionism alongside Expressionism, showing that broad movement labels vary between sources. Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and Library of Congress authority pages provide stable identity links for distinguishing the artist in collections and catalogues. VIAF also records the name form Fritz van den Berghe. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with paintings, illustrations, and related works on paper. Because the available public source pack is stronger on identity than on detailed chronology, these artistic labels are best treated as useful contexts rather than a complete account of his development. Object-level attribution still requires evidence specific to the work under review.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings, illustrations, and related works on paper attributed to Frits van den Berghe. The collected sources support his activity as both a painter and illustrator but do not establish a complete list of media, recurring subjects, named series, editions, or print types. Each object should therefore be classified from its physical characteristics and documentation rather than from the artist name alone.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal of a work attributed to Frits van den Berghe should begin by confirming the artist identity and determining whether the object is a painting, illustration, or another work on paper. Comparable public auction records can provide context when their descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, and media are available and genuinely comparable. The collected sources establish the artist’s identity and broad practice but do not supply detailed provenance, condition, edition, or auction-house cataloguing for individual objects. Those elements therefore require separate examination. Movement labels alone should not determine value, and the presence of an artist’s name in an auction directory does not authenticate a particular work.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181503
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500029175
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/64197012/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79070119
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits_Van_den_Berghe
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits_Van_den_Berghe
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits_Van_den_Berghe
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/frits-van-den-berghe/